Issues in Window Selection
Typically, aesthetics and costs are major factors in making design decisions
about windows in homes. The need to reduce unwanted heat loss and heat
gain has been the major energy-related issue in window design and selection.
In addition, window design is influenced by various functional requirements
like air- and water-tightness, as well as structural and acoustical
performance.
An important choice you make in purchasing windows is what type of
glass to put in them. Glass has a large effect on the heat your house
loses at night, the heat it gains during the day and noise levels from
outside. The glass in your windows helps to determine the level of comfort,
security and privacy in your home. No matter the location of your site
or the positioning of the windows within a project, Clovis Glass provides
you with many glass solutions
In 1990 alone, the energy used to offset unwanted heat losses and gains
through windows in residential and commercial buildings cost the United
States $20 billion (one-fourth of all the energy used for space heating
and cooling).